Beer: Ratings & Reviews

Dark brown pour, small off white head getting even thinner soon, leaving a poor thin lace.Glad to get a nice rich and salty nut smell, some chocolate, dusted with cocoa powder, toasted grain, a whiff of smoked wood, vanilla and faint raisin.Caramel and molasses, but pretty watered down by the light body. Cocoa powder, burnt nut peel, salt, crunchy toasted grain, a subtle dark fruit note waaay in the back, along with a bit of zest. Dry leaf hops in the finish, bitter enough, even with a bit of ash (cigar-like).Very light bodied, medium carbonation, kinda watery. Aftertaste is a bit hoppy, some extra toasty malts, nuts and a bit of cocoa.Enjoyable, but not strong enough to support it's flavours. Missed the top of the brown ale category by just a bit.

T: Taste matches the smell with a fairly strong caramel and molasses flavor. The sweetness seems to overwhelm the malty and nutty flavors in the background, but not bad. A little bit of a smokey, nutty aftertaste.

Quite dark, but beautiful color, with mahogany edges. One finger of beige foam.Intense smell of dark malts, chocolate, red fruit, hazelnut.Again dark malts, not toasted, with hazelnut and light fruity notes in the taste. Light, but present, chocolate touches.Round, average body, again a good amount of hazelnut in the aftertaste, and some hint of green hop.Not bad at all.